Card holder for typewriting machines



Jan. 2, 1923.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

FILED MAR. 8, 1922.

l G. F. HANDLEY.

CARD HOLDER FOR TYPEWRITINGMACHINES.

flu-:D MAR. s, 1922. `s SHEETS-sum 2.

Jan. 2, 1923. 1,440,597. G. F. HANDLEY.

CARD HOLDER FOR TYPEWRITING MACHINES.

FILED MAR.8,1922. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

'vrbllllllxlidvllll Patented dan. 2,. 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE F. HANDLEY, 0F GLENDALE, NEWYORK, ASSIGNOR TO ROYAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, `N'. Y., A CORPORATION NEW YORK.

CARD HOLDER FOR TYPEWRITING MACHINES.

Application led March 8, 1922. Serial No. 541,993.

writing machines, and is adapted yfor writing on catalogue index cards where it is necessary to write on the extreme bottom of the cards. Such cards are used in well known filing systems. illustrated as attached to a Royal standard typewriter, but in many of its aspects is adapted ,to any ltype of machine.

An object of my invention is to provide a card holding device that may be mounted near the frontv of the machine and hold the upper end of the vcard While it is being written upon' near the bottom.

Another object of my invention is to -provide such a device with adjustable side and leading edge gages so that cards of various dimensions may be controlled thereby.

Another' lobject of my invention is to mount such a cardholding device above the platen and provide means for lockingit in operative position as well as permitting it to be thrown rearwardly out of the Way when not in use.

Another object of my invention is to provide card 'holding meansv mounted on the carriage and movable therewith which cooperate with other means that are nor-vv mally i stationary.

Other objects will be apparent from thtl following detailed description and the appended claims.

Figure l is a detailfront view of the device in operative position with parts of the machine omitted and parts broken away.

Figure. 2 is a detached view of a card scale of modiied form carried by the shift frame.

Figure 3 is a side elevation, partly in section.

Figure 4 is a detail horizontal sectional The device is hereview taken on line 4-4 of Figure v3, on an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is a side View partly.in section, of the card holding clip.

Figure 6 is a rear View of said clip.

Figure 7 is a side elevation similar to Figure 3, but showing parts in different position and also'showing a modified form of card holding clip.

Figure 8 1s a front view similar to Figure 1 but showing more clearly thel relation of` the various scales toleach other, and how cards of various the machine.`

Figure 9 isa detail `side view showing the attachment moved rearward to an inoperative position. I

A shift frame A supporlts-by ball bearings a.' a carriage framiagf" in which is mounteda platen C upon an axle c which has the usual. knob c at its ends and may be provided with the usual line `space mechanism not illustrated. The platen, together with the carriage and shift frame, is shiftable to upper case position as indicated by dotted lines in F iguresl 3 and9. Type bars D pivoted in the usual' segment d strike against the front of the platen through the type guide Arms E carried' by the shift frame A ca'rr the usual card guiding ingers'e oontrolle by finger piecese In Figure 1, 'one card holding fingeris shown in operative and the other in inoperative position. The usual ribbonl vibrator F is employed connected to loperating means f. Figures 1 and 3 also show thev sizes may be inserted in v usual card scale H with the end wings h that are outwardly inclined and the.up wardly extending fingers It. Alhtfthese parts are old in the well-known Royal standard typewriter, but so far as -my invention is concerned, they may be of any other old or desired construction.

There is illustrated the usual .card holding bail' I of theRoyal machine having graduations i and rubber feed .rolls i2;

This bail s carried by arms K pivoted at K vto the rear ofthe carriage frame B and arms K and at the otherend to attaching means 7c3 on the carriage frame. When in operative position as shown in Figure 3 the spring le liesin front of the pivot K', but when vthe attachment is moved to the rear into inoperative position the spring moves to the rear of the pivot K asshownin Figure 9, and holds the device in that position. When the device is moved to the Figure 9 position, a cam end K2 of the arm K comes against a screw stop K3 on the carriage frame and thereby limits said rearward movement. y v j A latch member L is pivoted on an eccentric. .pivot Z on the carriage frame and has.

a cam shaped recess L adapted to engage a pin Z on the arm K and lock the device firmly in operative position` as shown in Figure 3.l The latch member has an offset stop- Z2 to limit the forward movement thereof as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, and a rearwardly inclined end Z3 that not only serves' asa handle, but will be engaged by the pin Z and cammedforward when the device is moved from the inoperative to its forward operative position` if the latch `happens to lie -in its rearward position. A

projecting portion Z4 is adapted to engage the screw K3 and limit movement in the other direction. l j

' Mounted on the card bail I are sleeves M heldin adjusted position by set screws y m yengaging in threaded openings m3 and engaging fiattened portions on the bail which sleeves carry upwardly extending card holding arms M slightly inclined rear-` wardly in order that the upper case characters may not print or smudge the card when the lower case characters are being used. These arms M are angle-shaped as clearly shown, the front faces having identical gradations m and the side faces having a plurality of openings m2 for the purpose hereinafterset forth.

Carried by each arm M is" a card clip or. gage designated as a Whole by the reference character N. Figs. 1 and 8 show front views thereof, Figure 6 a rear view, Figs.`

3 and 5 side views, from the inside, and Fig. 9 a side view from the outside.

This card clip or age consists of an extended fiat portion l upon which the card is adapted to rest, provided with a turned up flange N2 which has a longitudinal slot n. The fiange N2 lies along the vertical i wall of the arm M on the outside thereof,

and a set screw n3 passes through said slot n and into one of the openings m2 to thereby hold the card clip in adjusted position.

The portions N and N2 are sf'eparatedv through the greater part of their extent by' a slot or bifurcation n3 as clearly shown in i Figure 6. This permits the card clip to be adjusted downwardly far enough to hold very narrow cards, the bifurcation embracing the portion of the arm M which is adjacent to the sleeve M. The portion N also has a bent up end N3 that serves as an end ga for the cards.

lso bent from the portion iN on either side ofthe end N 3 are ears O connected by a pin O. A clip member O2 has rearwardly bent'ears o that are mounted on the pin 0 within the ears O. A spring o encircles the pivot pin O and has one end vbearing against the end of the member O2 on its under side, and the-other end bearing against the end N3. This spring presses the card engaging portion O3 of the clip against the member N or a card carried thereby. The upper end of the member 02 may be used as a finger piece to press it away from its holding posltion when it is desired to release a card. Each clip member O3 carries and has a finger piece P at one end and a roller P3 at the other end. Tt is also provided wlth a bent off stopp which bears against the under side of the arm K when the parts are in the position shown in Figure 7 This devicel is employed when it is desired to have the card holding device ata further distance from the platen. When the latch L is released, and the finger piece P moved forward, the roller engages the top edge of the carriage frame B and cams the card holding frame up to the Figure 7 position. The roller P2. and the stop p are then in such relation to the carriage frame and arm K that the partsv will be retained in that position against any accidental movement.

When the device is employed i`n this position, the modified scale shown'in Figure 2 1s preferred. This scale 'R has upwardly projecting fingers 1' corresponding to the fingers L of the other lform, but they are bentl forwardly as clearly shown in F lgure 7.

' Also shown in Figure 7 isa modified form of spring card clip consisting simply of a spring S riveted at s to the upturned end N3. This spring holds the card against the member N and has an upturned end s permlttlng readily.y

Cards X of various sizes/are indicated in dotted lines in some of the figures, and by full or section lines in Figs. 3 and 7. Tn Figure 3 the arrows af: and g/ indicate the polnt of View from which Figure l is taken.

lnthe use of the device the card X mav have its'lower end inserted downward past .the holding fingers r of the scale, as shown 1n dotted llnes in Figure 3. The upper end of the card is then pushed under the holding fingers O3 and movedl upwardly until 1t rests squarely against the leading edge gageS Qi' abutments N3. It then occupies the thecard to beislid under the spring position shown in cross section in Figure 3 and is ready for the writing operation.

The card may also be introduced into the machine as 'indicated in Figure 7 if the modified form of scale is employed, by raising the attachment to the position shown in that figure through use of the lever P,

may be employed to gage the positions of which the carriage frame has a case shift the card clips so that successive cards will` have the writing thereon at -exactly the same'position, and these scales also permit the clips to be set so that the line of writing'will be parallel to the edge of the card if the up-per edge engages bot-h gages N3.

Where the device is applied to the Royal standard machine or to other machines in movement, itis to be noted that the scale H with the retaining fingers h will shift together with the card holding attachment, so that both the upper and lower ends of the cards will be firmly held at all times during the writing.

By means of the set screws n2 and the -series of openings m2, the card clips can be adjusted through definite distances, and by means of the slots n a fine intermediate adjustment may be obtained through the use of theA same set screws.

While I have illustrated. and described my invention in its preferred form, it is obvious that many of the details may be modified without departing from the spirit thereof. A single card holding arm and clip I might beused separately, and the attachment might be used with scale members of varying construction. I n general, the invention is to be considered as limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

I claimas my invention:

l. A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising members pivoted to the carriage. a rod carried by the forward end ofsaid members, sleeves adjustably mounted on said rod, upwardly and rearwardly extending arms supported by said sleeves, a clip member carried by each arm and independently adjustable toward and from the printing line, and means for locking said members in operative position.

2. A card holding device for typewriting machines comp-rising a support mounted on the carriage, upwardly and rearwardly extending. arms adjustably mounted on said support. a clip member carried by each arm and independently adjustable toward and away from the printing line, said clip memi bers gaging and holding the upper end of a card, anddevices for engaging the lower end of the card to hold it in printing position.y

3. A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising asupport .mounted on the carriage and shiftable therewith, arms carried thereby and extending upwardly tan- .gentially to the platen', means for holding these arms in adjusted positions, a clip member carried by each arm and independently adjustable toward and from thel printing line, and means for holding the clips in adjusted position.

machines comprisin a support having a rod located above the p aten when in operative position, upwardly extending arms Acarried by and adjustable along said rod,va clip member carried by each arm, and means for 6. A card holding device for typewriting Vmachines comprising a frame pivoted to the `carriage to move to and from operative position, card holding devices carried thereby,

and means for locking said frame in operative position, said means including a latch, aneccentric pivot for said latch', and a pin on said frame engaged by a cam recess in said latch. j

`7. A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising a frame pivoted to the carriage to move to and from operative position, an upwardly extending arm carried by said frame,I and adjustable to various positions longitudinally of the carriage, a card `holding clip carried by said arm and adjustable toward and from the printing line, and means for locking the clipin` adjusted position.

8..'In a card holding device for typewriting machines into which a card in inserted at the front of the Platen, an adj ustable card clip comprising a flatl portion upon which the card rests, a flange affording means for its attachment to a support, an upturned end against which the card abuts, and spring actuated means which holds the card against said fiat portion. L

9. In a card holding device for typewriting machines, a card clip comprising a fiat portion, a fiange affording means for the attachment of the clip toa support, an upturned end against which the card abuts, ears so s 4. A card holding device for typewriting offset from the flat portion, a pin carried by said ears, and a spring pressed member car-' ried by said pin which holds the card against the flat portion.

10. In a card holding device for typewriting machines, a card clip comprisingan l.- shaped member having an upturned end abutment for the card, a linger pivoted to said member and provided with a pointer, and a spring for holding said finger against a card resting on said L-shaped member.

' 11. A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising a frame on the carriage, upwardly extendingv arms carried by said frame, card clips carried .by said arms and adjustable toward the printing line, anda card scale stationary as regards longitudinal movement of the carriage and which has relatively long upwardly extending forwardly curved fingers to engage the bottom of the card.

12. A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising a carriage shiftable for case shift, a frame thereon, arms upon said frame and adjustable thereon, card clips carried by said arms and adjustable toward the platen, and a card scale stationary as regards longitudinal movement of the -carriage and `which has forwardly curved fingers projecting a considerable distance across the printing line, all of said parts being shiftable with the carriage.

13. A card holding `device for typewriting machines comprising a. frame pivoted to the carriage to move to and from operative position, upwardly extending arms carried by said frame, card clips adjustably mounted on said arms, means for ,locking said frame inoperative position and means for holding said frame in inoperative position.

14. A card holding device` for typewriting machines comprising a frame carried by the carriage, upwardly extending arms carried by said frame, card clips adjustably carried by said arms, said clips being slotted to engage the arms and permit adjustment to near the printing point, whereby narrow cards may be held.

15. A card holding device for typewritiug machines comprising a support mounted on the carriage, upwardly extending arms adjustably mounted on the support, a c lip member carried by each arm and acting to gage and guide a card, and devices for engaging the lower end of the card to direct it into position and hold it when positioned.

16. A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising a. support mounted on the carriage, a letter space scale on said support, arms adjustably mounted on said support, a line space scaleon each of said arms, and card holding clips carried by said arms and/adjustable thereon, the scales entreme bottom edge.

, 18. A card holding device for typewrit-'- ing machines comprising a pluralityof clips adjustably carried by the carriage and adapted'to gage and hold the upper end of the card firmly, and a holding device engaging the lower end of the card and provided with a plurality of extensions on each side of the center extending across the printing line to hold the lower edge of the card firmly during printing on the bottom edge thereof.

19. A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising a plurality of arms adjustably mounted on thecarriage, a clip adjustably mounted on each arm 'and adapted to engage and hold the upper edge of the card firmly, and a holding device fixed against longitudinal movementl and provided with a plurality of extensions on each side,

of the, printing point which extend across the printing line to hold the card firmly and permit printing. on the lower edge.

` 20." A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising a plurality of clips adjustably carried by the carriage to hold the upper edge of the card firmly, and a scale carried bythe frame and having ay plurality of projections extending across the printing line to hold the lower edge of the card firmly 'and permit printing close to said lower edge.l

21. A card holding device for typewriting machines comprising a plurality of adjustable holding devices for the upper edge of the card carried bythe carriage, and a scalel carried by the frame having outwardly' turned ends to permit the insertionof the card at thev front Aof the machineQ-and also having a plurality of projections on each'l side ofthe prlnting point extending across the printing line to hold the lower edge of `the card firmly during printing. on the bottom thereof.

ing machines comprising a plurality of ad- 12o 22. A card holding device for typewrit-l of the card carried by the carriage, land azz:-`

holding device for the .lower edge of thel card having -a plurality of extensions that' extend across the printing line'to hold the lower edge firmly while printing thereon, all

1,440,597'v ,i y 5 of said holding devices moving together durfront of the machine free from engagement ingcase shift movements of the carriage. of the usual feed rolls, said -device having 10 23. A card holding device for typewrit'- portions extending across therplinting line ing machines comprising a plurality of to hold the lower edge against-displacement adjustable holding devices -for the upper While being printed upon.

edge of the card carried by the carriage, and In v testimony whereof, I have hereunto a holding device for the lower edge of the subscribed my name.

card permitting the insertion thereof at the GEORGE F. HANDLEY. 

